So I had a mid-grade fever (up to but never over 100), severe shortness of breath where I had to take breaths between sentences, deep muscle pain in my shoulders and upper back and a cough whenever I was lying down (so I couldn't sleep). Covid right?
I called my local hospital and they told me that it sounded like the flu, said I didn't need to be tested and prescribed me an inhaler. You know- like how they prescribe an inhaler for you when you have the flu? (Not something that happens.) But I also knew that the local hospital was rationing their tests because they only have capacity to test five people a day. So I called my local urgent care, hoping that they'd recommend I get tested and I could take that into Austin. Well it turns out that my urgent care just got in the 15 minute nasal swap rapid tests. So I went there an hour after calling them and they tested me for both Covid and flu. I was negative on Covid and positive on flu. And I have bronchitis (probably from the lack of activity and being stuck in the house while sick with flu). Because I had the flu shot, the fever didn't spike high. Because I had bronchitis, I was having shortness of breath. Three days later on the inhaler and antibiotics and I'm feeling much better.
I've never celebrated being diagnosed with the flu so much.
I tested Covid Negative!
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I'm glad they got it figured out and that you're better. Shortness of breath is a sob.
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Thanks yall! I'm not 100%, but I was telling my wife that I feel so much better than I did yesterday that it feels like 100%.
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Yeah for just having flu and bronchitis!
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Congrats on the flu dude!
Dude with the flu!
Influencer with the influenza!
Bronchitis bro quite nicest!
Dude with the flu!
Influencer with the influenza!
Bronchitis bro quite nicest!
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